It’s a mixed bag of weather across Cornwall today with heavy rain, sunny spells, cold temperatures and even some thunder and lightning.

The Met Office reports that temperatures will largely remain around 8 degrees centigrade throughout the day.

If you want it slightly warmer than average then Bude is the place to be but only after an expected thunderstorm at 11am. It clears for sunny spells before getting cloudy at 3pm. The temperature is due to be around the 9 degrees mark.

The Truro area is expected to be sunny with light showers until 1pm when there will be heavy rain for a couple of hours before light showers continue for the rest of the day, with bright sunshine at around 3pm.

It will be a clear night with light showers at around 7pm, so should be a good night for the big fireworks display at Malpas.

Heavy rain is expected throughout the day in Penzance, particularly at 11am, 1pm and 4pm with heavy showers in the morning and light rain in the afternoon leading to a clear night with a light shower at around 8pm.

The South West forecast according to the Met Office

Heavy showers are due in Newquay from around noon to 2pm, clearing for the rest of the day.

The Liskeard area is slightly colder than other parts of Cornwall with temperatures expected at around 7 degrees. Light showers are expected until 2pm when it gets sunny for the rest of the day with a clear night.

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Here is the forecast from the Met Office for the South West

A cold feeling day, with a risk of showers.

Today: A frosty start, with plenty of crisp autumnal sunshine through the morning, although showers continuing across Devon and Cornwall. Turning cloudier in the afternoon, perhaps with a few showers in the east later. Feeling cold, with a brisk northerly wind. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Tonight: A continued risk of a few showers during the evening and overnight, otherwise a cold night under clear spells with a patchy frost developing where any prolonged clear spells develop. Minimum temperature 0 °C.